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Lincoln 0-0 Blackburn: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 4
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Sincil BankWill FinnieTue, 1 Sept 202620:45
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Damien Johnson
Player of the match
Callum Roddie Elder headshot
Callum Roddie Elder
Defender · Lincoln
7.9
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity10.0Passing5.4Involvement3.7Defending8.5Physical5.4Dribbling0.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Build-up
Passes34
Key passes2
Pass accuracy94%
Defending
Tackles4
Blocks1
Duels won6 · 60%
Fouls won/made0 / 2
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Elder7.9Wickens7.7Street7.3McLoughlin7.2Alebiosu7.5Morsy7.7
Player
George WickensGeorge WickensG200,28+0,2823/367/20
Aynsley PearsAynsley PearsG100,08+0,0817/317/21
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Possession & Passing

40%Possession60%
340Total passes526
75%Pass accuracy85%
5Corners7

Attack

18Shots8
1On target2
9Off target3
8Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

10Shots in box5
8Shots out box3
1.4xG0.3
0.1Goals prevented0.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves1
0Offsides2
12Fouls11
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,62xG0,13
7Shots4
0On target1
14Touches in box5
31%Possession69%
0Corners2
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Second half

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0,82xG0,13
11Shots4
1On target1
21Touches in box8
49%Possession51%
5Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Lincoln crestLincoln
1.4418940%
38% open play62% set piece
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0.268560%
58% open play42% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

26 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,40,81,21,60'15'30'45'60'75'90'Lincoln1,44 xGBlackburn0,26 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Lincoln crestLincoln1,44 xG · 0 scoredBlackburn crestBlackburn0,26 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Lincoln33
Open play 23Set piece 6Foul won 3Rebound 1
Blackburn16
Open play 9Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'LincolnBlackburn
Lincoln crestLincoln67% pressureBlackburn crestBlackburn33% pressure

Match replay

91'
0-0
0%Draw 100%0%
1.44xG0.26
18Shots8
9On target5
Momentum
Ivan Varfolomeev portrait90' Saved Ivan Varfolomeev 0.06 xG

Shot map

18 v 8

Lincoln shoot right, Blackburn left. Bigger dot = better chance.

LINBLAgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 0 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Robert Street, 7', off targetRobert Street, 14', off targetRyan Alebiosu, 22', off targetFreddie Draper, 32', off targetTom Bayliss, 39', off targetOladapo Afolayan, 67', off targetRobert Street, 68', off targetDeji Elerewe, 73', off targetTanto Olaofe, 78', off targetAndri Guðjohnsen, 81', off targetReeco Hackett, 83', off targetConor McGrandles, 90', off target
LincolnBlackburngoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

LincolnDefensive line 37%
38Street50Wickens39Bayliss51Hackett-F…42Draper53Jefferies63Reach64Elder74McGrandles59Towler75Elerewe
BlackburnDefensive line 29%
44Pears60Afolayan62Morishita49Cantwell103Morsy45Guðjohnsen78Montgomery91Ribeiro86Alebiousu82Atcheson93McLoughlin

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

LincolnUntil 60'
14186202537161734

Most-connected pair: Wickens and Towler, 11 passes between them.

BlackburnUntil 67'
8311564102122591

Most-connected pair: Morsy and Montgomery, 23 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41
47%Field tiltField tilt 53%15Box entriesBox entries 417Passes into boxPasses into box 5
Robert Street
Robert Street
6 touches in box
Press11.1 · 13.9Territory47% · 53%Direct3.58 · 2.50Progress45 · 54Dribble1 · 14Creation33 · 16Threat1.29 · 0.52Recover8 · 12
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In possession

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46,9%Field tilt53,1%
17Passes into box5
29Progressive passes39
9Carries into final third5
11Chances created4

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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11,08Press intensity (PPDA)13,95
8High turnovers4
8Regains within 5s12
22,7sBall recovery time23,1s
13Interceptions6

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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83Carries123
1045mCarry distance1311m
16Progressive carries15
605mProgressive carry distance647m
2Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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1Take-ons won14
7Take-ons attempted26
565mProgressive pass distance704m
0Through balls0
4Switches of play6

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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1,29Expected threat (xT)0,52
0,82Action value (VAEP)0,49
33Shot-creating actions16
0Goal-creating actions0
0,95Expected assisted goals0,14

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,1Passes per attack4,3
8,9sAttack duration12,1s
3,58 m/sAttack directness2,50 m/s
4Build-up attacks3
12Direct attacks7

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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35Touches in box13
55Final third entries77
0,08xG on target0,28
50Dangerous attacks31
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Passing

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10/24 (42%)Crosses3/19 (16%)
24/59 (41%)Long balls38/75 (51%)
19Throw-ins26
11Free kicks12
2Goal kicks13
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Duels

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53Total46
40/76 (53%)Ground35/75 (47%)
26/48 (54%)Aerial22/48 (46%)
1/6 (17%)Dribbles14/25 (56%)
6Dispossessed17
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Defending

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48Recoveries31
9Interceptions3
28Tackles11
64%Tackles won91%
20Clearances46
1Big saves0
0Errors led to shot1
4Fouled in final third1
8,03Average rating7,49

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

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They score

70%1+ goal90%

They concede

60%1+ goal80%
50%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

Lincoln crestbest 1-0 (A)·worst 0-6 (H)

Blackburn crestbest 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

Match summary

Lincoln and Blackburn drew 0-0 at Sincil Bank in the Championship. Blackburn finished with ten men after Tom Atcheson was sent off. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 34%
LIN34%
X32%
BLA34%

→ Double chance: Lincoln or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Lincoln crestShare per factorBlackburn crest
43%Form57%
38%Attack62%
50%Defence50%
22%Goal model (Poisson)78%
0%Head-to-head100%
17%Goals83%
34%Overall66%
Last 3 matches
Scored 3, conceded 5
Last 3 matches
Scored 5, conceded 5

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